In 2022, the total population of the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area reached around 86.6 million. In terms of population, China's Greater Bay Area was larger than other major Bay Areas in the world. However, per capita GDP was only about half of that in the Tokyo Bay Area and only one seventh of that in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The Greater Bay Area is the Chinese government's scheme linking the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing into an integrated economic and business hub.
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HKTDC. (October 5, 2023). Population of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in comparison to the world's major bay areas in 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/
HKTDC. "Population of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in comparison to the world's major bay areas in 2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/
HKTDC. (2023). Population of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in comparison to the world's major bay areas in 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/
HKTDC. "Population of The Guangdong-hong Kong-macao Greater Bay Area in Comparison to The World's Major Bay Areas in 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/
HKTDC, Population of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in comparison to the world's major bay areas in 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Population of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in comparison to the world's major bay areas in 2022 (in millions) [Graph], HKTDC, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174029/china-total-population-of-the-greater-bay-area-in-global-comparison/